New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved financing to accelerate India’s national program for solar rooftops to bring clean energy to millions of homes and create 1.7 million job opportunities across the renewable energy manufacturing, installation, and services value chain.India has committed to achieving ‘net zero’ by 2070 and increasing non-fossil-fuel-based energy resources to 60 per cent of its electricity mix by 2035.While large-scale solar has g…
Latest PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana News & Updates
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday announced that a 20-year-old water dispute has finally been resolved, as the decks have been cleared for Maharashtra to receive 10 TMC (Thousand Million Cubic Feet) of water. A favourable decision was also reached regarding lifting 5 TMC of this allocated share directly from the Ukai Dam. This was the outcome of a meeting of the chief ministers of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan held in the presence of Union…
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma held a series of meetings with six Union Ministers during his visit to New Delhi, discussing key issues related to agriculture, rural development, food security, renewable energy, urban infrastructure, water resources, transport, and finance.The discussions focused on accelerating major development projects and strengthening Centre-State coordination.During his meeting with Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare an…
Guwahati, June 25 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that 17.6 per cent of households that have installed rooftop solar panels under the Centre’s PM Surya Ghar-Muft Bijli Yojana are now paying zero electricity bills, highlighting the growing impact of the flagship renewable energy programme in the state.In a post on social media platform X, the Chief Minister said the scheme has brought about a significant transformation in Assam by reducing electricity expenses for…
Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday in the state council announced that the Maharashtra government aims to provide daytime electricity supply to all farmers by the end of this year. Currently, nearly 75 per cent of the state’s farmers are already receiving electricity during the day, and plans are underway to bring the remaining 25 per cent under the daytime power supply grid.Responding during Question Hour to a query raised by legislator Sadabhau Khot, with fo…
Shillong, June 23 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Tuesday called for an integrated renewable energy strategy for the state, stressing the need to strengthen the implementation of the Centre’s PM Surya Ghar–Muft Bijli Yojana while exploring innovative clean energy solutions suited to the state’s geographical conditions. Chairing a review meeting on the implementation of the flagship rooftop solar programme at the State Guest House in Shillong, Sangma directed officials to pre…
Ranchi, June 19 (IANS) Union Minister for Power and Housing & Urban Affairs, Manohar Lal Khattar, on Friday reviewed the matters relating to the power sector and urban development schemes of Jharkhand in Ranchi. The meeting was attended by Sudivya Kumar, Minister of Urban Development and Housing Department, Government of Jharkhand, along with senior officials from the State Government, Central Government and public sector power companies.The meeting started with the Union Minister highlighti…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) India’s floating solar PV potential has been estimated at over 102 GWp which takes the country’s total assessed solar potential to 3,445 GWp, according to a report released by Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday.He said the Ministry is working on a dedicated scheme to promote floating solar deployment across the country.Joshi said that reservoirs and other water bodies are emerging as important assets for clean energy generation th…
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) India’s solar energy capacity has increased about 55 times over the last 12 years under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Saturday.In a post on X, the minister said India’s installed solar capacity has increased from 2.8 GW in 2014 to 155 GW in 2026, describing the rise as a reflection of the country’s rapid progress in clean energy.Rijiju credited the growth to the leadership of PM Modi and said the expansion in solar…
Gandhinagar, June 4 (IANS) Gujarat received five national awards under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana after emerging as the best-performing Category B state during the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s (MNRE) “Month of Solar – May 2026” campaign, underscoring the state’s continued lead in rooftop solar adoption. The awards were presented by Union Minister Pralhad Joshi at a national ceremony held at Atal Akshay Urja Bhavan in New Delhi to mark the completion of two years of the …